Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/171004 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 11020
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We present the first Australian estimates of intergenerational mobility that draw on direct observations of income from two generations. Using panel data for three birth cohorts of young adults from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics Australia survey, the estimated intergenerational income elasticity is 0.28. Correcting for attenuation bias raises this to 0.41. We estimate the rank correlation to be 0.27. We show that Australia has greater mobility than the US and this is not sensitive to methodological choices. We also show that spousal selection and family structure may be important determinants of income persistence across generations.
Subjects: 
intergenerational mobility
Australia
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JEL: 
J62
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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